Engines designed and built by Aerojet Rocketdyne's unit in Canoga Park powered a national security payload into orbit for the U.S. government early Wednesday morning, the company said.
• PHOTOS: See the Aerojet Rocketdyne-powered Delta IV rocket blast off from Vandenberg AFB
The heavy-lift Delta IV rocket was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base by the United Launch Alliance, a partnership between Lockheed Martin and Boeing Co.